unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
on and after; from ... onward; since
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
results (of a study or investigation)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to run through; to run past
not caring; not giving a damn
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
passing through without stopping; passing by
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to form a group; to form a bunch
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
wish; desire; request; prayer
to be at a loss for words
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
reopening; resumption; restarting
and then; and so; and; so then